The Economist

Is cheap energy the key to China gaining AI supremacy?

They are building ever bigger and more power-hungry data centres to support smarter models. Some are now at the gigawatt (gw) ...

China to help Cuba with solar energy amid US oil blockade and total power outage

Beijing will 'intensify its support' to Havana after around 10.9 million people were left without power amid an ongoing energy crisis China is offering solar energy to Cuba, an old ally left without ...

China talks up oil sufficiency as Trump seeks Beijing's help on securing Hormuz energy route

The statistics bureau said that China's energy supply is "relatively strong," while announcing an uptick in domestic production.
The Economist

China is a serious contender in the race for fusion energy

China builds its most advanced fusion reactor BEST by 2027, aiming to achieve commercial fusion power by 2030 through state ...

China was already a wind energy superpower. Now it’s testing giant airborne turbines

Wind energy is taking off all over again. This time, literally. In China, a multi-institute research and development project has created a series of large-scale floating turbine prototypes. The helium ...

Cuba Set A Solar Power Record, And China Is Partially To Thank

As of March 2026, Cuba was facing nationwide blackouts in the midst of an energy crisis. A solution could lie in solar energy, developed in part by China.

Why China could emerge a winner from Trump’s global energy shock

Spiking oil prices may reveal how China has been more successful in electrifying its economy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels than the United States.
Electrek

China’s wind and solar boom is creating waste, but there’s a plan

China’s solar and wind boom is generating huge amounts of waste, but CHN Energy is building recycling systems to handle ...